Heidi. the cross-eyed opossum who became an unlikely international celebrity, has died. The Leipzig zoo said Wednesday that Heidi’s keepers decided to put the 3.5-year-old animal to sleep after trying unsuccessfully for weeks to treat her for arthritis and other symptoms of old age. Zoo director Joerg Junhold says the decision was made “in the [...]
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Paws on Patios’ hard work has paid off. The city now allows a variance to the city ordinance that prohibits dogs on premises of food establishments. Ziggy’s Bar + Grill on Fairview passed a health permit inspection Thursday so you may see dogs at the Montrose restaurant today. Patrick Key, Houston Department of Health and [...]
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Go on. Spill your guts to your dog. He won’t tell. I can’t tell you how many times I have blabbed my innermost secrets into the furry ear of one of my dogs. And to their credit, not one has betrayed me. They have disappointed me in other ways. Oh, the three crunched Comcast channel [...]
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Puppies missing their front legs were dumped on a Houston street in December. Now Julian and Oliver live happily with Kathryn Turnbull of K’s Mutt Hut in Brenham. In this video “the boys” demonstrate their step-climbing technique. These pups are adorable.
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“During the long centuries of our mutual existence, the horse has upheld our puny species. He has freed us from the restrictions of gravity, liberated us from the prejudices of the village, and in this darkening world, shown our generation how sweet it is to be alive.” As a horse lover and artist, and like [...]
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For those of you on FaceBook, this might be a good help during this drought. I know we’ve had a hard time finding anything decent, and for someone who has only 2 ponies, so much of the hay coming in right now is in round bales, and good grief, it would take my kids 6 [...]
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My kids are P.O.’d at me. It’s pretty obvious. They are extremely vocal at feeding time, or they hang their heads through the fence every time we walk by staring at us. Or they – usually the mare – tries to give us the cold shoulder treatment b…
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